Category: ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Adrian Sherwood’s “The Collapse Of Everything”

Thirteen years separate The Collapse Of Everything from its predecessor, Survival & Resistance. The gap seems particularly notable since Adrian

September 2, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Emmeluth / Håker Flaten / Filip’s “Hyperboreal Trio”

Hyperboreal Trio came by its name honestly. Danish alto saxophonist Signe Emmeluth and Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten have both

August 25, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: World Of Pooh’s “Tight And Loose”

Tight And Loose is an artifact of a time before San Francisco became a bedroom community for the tech empires.

August 11, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Wheelhouse’s “House And Home”

House And Home signals the return of Wheelhouse—an improvising ensemble comprising saxophonist Dave Rempis, vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz and bassist Nate

July 28, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: C Joynes & Mike Gangloff’s “Tom Winter, Tom Spring”

Some combinations are so natural that, in retrospect, you have to ask, “What took them so long to get together?”

July 21, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: We Contain Multitudes’ “Minako”

Aging punks, take note: Those veterans of post-hardcore reference point Bitch Magnet, guitarist Jon Fine and drummer Orestes Morfin, have

July 14, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

Essential New Music: Colin Andrew Sheffield’s “Serenade”

Some musicians need just the right instruments to create. Colin Andrew Sheffield is not picky that way. If you happen

July 11, 2025 / ESSENTIAL NEW MUSIC

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